Maxine Waters’s net worth over time
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She took office in 1991. The House's online database has her electronic reports from 2014 on, so we can't show her wealth when she first took office. Every bar is one official report, added up the same way. Nothing is filled in between reports. Tap or hover a bar for details.
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| Year | Net worth range | Midpoint | Source |
| 2014 | −$4.35M to $4.86M | $256K | 2014 annual report, filed May 15, 2015 |
| 2015 | −$4.31M to $4.87M | $276K | 2015 annual report, filed May 16, 2016 |
| 2016 | −$4.31M to $4.87M | $276K | 2016 annual report, filed May 15, 2017 |
| 2017 | −$4.33M to $4.82M | $243K | 2017 annual report, filed May 15, 2018 |
| 2018 | −$4.33M to $4.82M | $243K | 2018 annual report, filed May 15, 2019 |
| 2019 | −$4.33M to $4.82M | $243K | 2019 annual report, filed August 13, 2020 |
| 2020 | −$230K to $5.57M | $2.67M | 2020 annual report, filed August 13, 2021 |
| 2021 | −$330K to $5.27M | $2.47M | 2021 annual report, filed July 21, 2022 |
| 2022 | −$365K to $5.22M | $2.43M | 2022 annual report, filed August 30, 2023 |
| 2023 | −$365K to $5.22M | $2.43M | 2023 annual report, filed August 6, 2024 |
| 2024 | −$365K to $5.22M | $2.43M | 2024 annual report, filed August 13, 2025 |
| 2025 | −$139K to $5.25M | $2.56M | 2025 annual report, filed August 13, 2026 |
Since the earliest online report (2014)
Compares the 2014 report with the 2025 report, using the same method for both. She took office in 1991. The House's online database has her electronic reports from 2014 on, so we can't show her wealth when she first took office. Changes can come from a spouse’s assets, market moves, property values, new debts or how filers choose bands, and the forms do not say which. We do not guess.
What the latest report lists
| Real estate in Los Angeles, CA, joint | $1M–$5M |
| American Golf Jt. Venture, spouse | $100K–$250K |
| CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC, spouse | $100K–$250K |
| Real estate in Houston, TX, spouse | $50K–$100K |
| Debt: Mortgage on a Los Angeles property, Chase, joint | $500K–$1M |
| Debt: Mortgage on a second property, Chase, joint | $100K–$250K |
| Debt: Mortgage on a Los Angeles property, Wells Fargo, joint | $100K–$250K |
| One more debt | see the full report |
From the 2025 report filed August 13, 2026. Highlights only. The full report is linked in the sources below.
Where the money comes from
Main sources named in the disclosures and the reporting we cite. The forms don’t split the total into exact amounts, so we don’t show percentages.
Maxine Waters reported household assets minus debts of −$139K to $5.25M, a midpoint of about $2.56M, on her latest financial disclosure (2025 annual report, filed August 13, 2026).
Maxine Waters has represented a South Los Angeles district in the U.S. House since 1991, now California's 43rd. She chaired the House Financial Services Committee from 2019 to 2023 and has been its ranking member since.
Before Congress she served seven terms in the California State Assembly, first elected in 1976. She chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999 and is the most senior member of California's delegation.
What her 2025 disclosure shows
The report she filed on August 13, 2026 covers 2025. It lists 11 assets with a value, adding up to $1.4 million to $6 million. The largest are Real estate in Los Angeles, CA (joint, $1M–$5M); American Golf Jt. Venture (spouse, $100K–$250K) and CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC (spouse, $100K–$250K).
On the debt side, the report lists four debts adding up to $710,000 to $1.5 million. The largest is a mortgage on a Los Angeles property with Chase, held jointly, in the $500K–$1M band. Subtracting debts the same way gives a range of −$139,000 to $5.3 million, with a midpoint of about $2.6 million.
How the range has changed
Using the same method for every year, the midpoint of her disclosed range went from about $256,000 on her 2014 report to about $2.6 million on her 2025 report. The highest midpoint was about $2.7 million, on the 2020 report. The lowest was about $243,000, in 2017. The chart shows twelve reports from 2014 to 2025, each added up the same way, and nothing is filled in between them.
These are ranges built from the value bands on each form, not exact values. They move with market prices, property values, new or paid-off debts and the bands a filer picks, and the forms do not say which of these caused a change. Like every member of Congress, Waters does not have to report a home she lives in, cars and personal belongings, or federal retirement savings such as the Thrift Savings Plan, so her real net worth could be higher than these forms show.
Career and money timeline
- 1976
Elected to the California State Assembly.
- 1991
Takes office in the U.S. House.
- 2014
Earliest report in the House's online database: range of −$4.3 million to $4.9 million (midpoint $256,000).
- 2019
Becomes chair of the House Financial Services Committee.
- 2020
Highest midpoint in the online reports: $2.7 million (range −$230,000 to $5.6 million).
- 2025
Latest report: range of −$139,000 to $5.3 million (midpoint $2.6 million).
Maxine Waters net worth FAQ
What is Maxine Waters's net worth?
Maxine Waters's 2025 financial disclosure puts household assets minus debts at minus $139K to $5.25M, a midpoint of about $2.56M. Officials report values in ranges, so this is an estimate, not an exact figure.
Where does this number come from?
From Maxine Waters's official annual financial disclosure, filed with the Clerk of the House on August 13, 2026. We add up every asset and debt band on the form. The same method is used for every year on the chart.
Has Maxine Waters's net worth changed since taking office?
Compared with the earliest online report (2014), the low end of the range went from −$4.35M to −$139K and the high end from $4.86M to $5.25M. She took office in 1991. The House's online database has her electronic reports from 2014 on, so we can't show her wealth when she first took office.
What are Maxine Waters's largest assets?
On her 2025 report, the largest holdings are Real estate in Los Angeles, CA (joint, $1M–$5M); American Golf Jt. Venture (spouse, $100K–$250K); CHESAPEAKE OPERATING LLC (spouse, $100K–$250K). Values are reported in bands, not exact amounts.
Why does Maxine Waters's range go below zero?
Our low end adds up the smallest possible value of every asset band and subtracts the largest possible value of every debt band. On her 2025 report the debts listed could, in the most extreme case, be larger than the assets, so the range starts at −$139,000. The midpoint is about $2.6 million.
Sources
- Clerk of the U.S. House, Financial Disclosure Reports database (accessed October 23, 2026). Filings used for the chart:
- 2025 annual report (August 13, 2026)
- 2024 annual report (August 13, 2025)
- 2023 annual report (August 6, 2024)
- 2022 annual report (August 30, 2023)
- 2021 annual report (July 21, 2022)
- 2020 annual report (August 13, 2021)
- 2019 annual report (August 13, 2020)
- 2018 annual report (May 15, 2019)
- 2017 annual report (May 15, 2018)
- 2016 annual report (May 15, 2017)
- 2015 annual report (May 16, 2016)
- 2014 annual report (May 15, 2015)
- House Committee on Ethics, Financial Disclosure Instruction Guide (calendar year 2025). What is and isn’t reported.
- Background facts: Wikipedia, Maxine Waters (accessed October 23, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for figures.
Photo: House of Representatives photographic studio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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